Question

A toddler was given 12 boxes of crayons, each of which contained 12 crayons. Within a week, he eventually lost half of the crayons and broke a quarter of the remaining crayons. How many intact crayons did the toddler have at the end of the week?

Answer 1

12 x 12 = 144 crayons in total
144 / 2 = 72 crayons lost
72 / 4 = 18 crayons broken

144 - 72 - 18 = 144 - 90 = 54 intact crayons left